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Plastic pollution transcends marine protected area boundaries in the eastern tropical and south-eastern Pacific
Marine Pollution Bulletin
2024
16 citations
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Daniela Honorato‐Zimmer,
Martín Thiel,
Sarah E. Nelms
Zara L.R. Botterell,
Zara L.R. Botterell,
Zara L.R. Botterell,
Zara L.R. Botterell,
Zara L.R. Botterell,
Sarah E. Nelms
Tamara S. Galloway,
Zara L.R. Botterell,
Daniela Honorato‐Zimmer,
Zara L.R. Botterell,
Sarah E. Nelms
Adam Porter,
Daniela Honorato‐Zimmer,
Daniela Honorato‐Zimmer,
Zara L.R. Botterell,
Daniela Honorato‐Zimmer,
Sarah E. Nelms
Adam Porter,
Adam Porter,
Jen Jones,
Jen Jones,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Jen Jones,
Adam Porter,
Jen Jones,
Sarah E. Nelms
Sarah E. Nelms
Jen Jones,
Jen Jones,
Francisca Ribeiro,
Martín Thiel,
Francisca Ribeiro,
Francisca Ribeiro,
Francisca Ribeiro,
Francisca Ribeiro,
Francisca Ribeiro,
Francisca Ribeiro,
Adam Porter,
Adam Porter,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Ceri Lewis,
Jeffrey C. Mangel,
Sarah E. Nelms
Francisca Ribeiro,
Adam Porter,
Adam Porter,
Ceri Lewis,
Adam Porter,
Ceri Lewis,
Martín Thiel,
Jen Jones,
Ceri Lewis,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Brendan J. Godley,
Adam Porter,
Ceri Lewis,
Ceri Lewis,
Martín Thiel,
Gabriela Escobar-Sánchez,
Ceri Lewis,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Gabriela Escobar-Sánchez,
Gabriela Escobar-Sánchez,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Zara L.R. Botterell,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Martín Thiel,
Martín Thiel,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Adam Porter,
Gabriela Escobar-Sánchez,
Gabriela Escobar-Sánchez,
Joanna Alfaro‐Shigueto,
Brendan J. Godley,
Adam Porter,
Joanna Alfaro‐Shigueto,
Gabriela Escobar-Sánchez,
Joanna Alfaro‐Shigueto,
Joanna Alfaro‐Shigueto,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Francisca Ribeiro,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Brendan J. Godley,
Martín Thiel,
Gabriela Escobar-Sánchez,
Sarah E. Nelms
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Jen Jones,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Adam Porter,
Adam Porter,
Ceri Lewis,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Martín Thiel,
Martín Thiel,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Jen Jones,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Jen Jones,
Jen Jones,
Jen Jones,
Clara Ortíz-Alvarez,
Francisca Ribeiro,
Francisca Ribeiro,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Francisca Ribeiro,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Francisca Ribeiro,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Jen Jones,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Brendan J. Godley,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Brendan J. Godley,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Daniela Alarcón‐Ruales,
Jen Jones,
Adam Porter,
Adam Porter,
Adam Porter,
Adam Porter,
Jen Jones,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Ceri Lewis,
Ceri Lewis,
Ceri Lewis,
Sarah E. Nelms
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Ceri Lewis,
Ceri Lewis,
Diamela De Veer,
Diamela De Veer,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Diamela De Veer,
Martín Thiel,
Diamela De Veer,
Diamela De Veer,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Martín Thiel,
Francisca Ribeiro,
Francisca Ribeiro,
Diamela De Veer,
Adam Porter,
Martín Thiel,
Adam Porter,
Diamela De Veer,
Diamela De Veer,
Diamela De Veer,
Diamela De Veer,
Sarah E. Nelms
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Ceri Lewis,
Martín Thiel,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Ceri Lewis,
Martín Thiel,
Ceri Lewis,
Ceri Lewis,
Martín Thiel,
Ceri Lewis,
Martín Thiel,
Ceri Lewis,
Martín Thiel,
Ceri Lewis,
Martín Thiel,
Ceri Lewis,
Ceri Lewis,
Martín Thiel,
Ceri Lewis,
Ceri Lewis,
Eliana Alfaro‐Córdova,
Eliana Alfaro‐Córdova,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Daniela Alarcón‐Ruales,
Daniela Alarcón‐Ruales,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Daniela Alarcón‐Ruales,
Brendan J. Godley,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Brendan J. Godley,
Brendan J. Godley,
Brendan J. Godley,
Jen Jones,
Jen Jones,
Jen Jones,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Joanna Alfaro‐Shigueto,
Ceri Lewis,
Ceri Lewis,
Ceri Lewis,
Ceri Lewis,
Ceri Lewis,
Daniela Honorato‐Zimmer,
Daniela Alarcón‐Ruales,
Brendan J. Godley,
Brendan J. Godley,
Brendan J. Godley,
Francisca Ribeiro,
Francisca Ribeiro,
Jen Jones,
Jen Jones,
Jen Jones,
Nicola Allan,
Ceri Lewis,
Francisca Ribeiro,
Francisca Ribeiro,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Ceri Lewis,
Nicola Allan,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Sarah E. Nelms
Tamara S. Galloway,
Sarah E. Nelms
Brendan J. Godley,
Brendan J. Godley,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Brendan J. Godley,
Brendan J. Godley,
Sarah E. Nelms
Brendan J. Godley,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Daniela Alarcón‐Ruales,
Daniela Alarcón‐Ruales,
Gabriela Escobar-Sánchez,
Martín Thiel,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Joanna Alfaro‐Shigueto,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Jessica Howard,
Jessica Howard,
Jessica Howard,
Ceri Lewis,
Jessica Howard,
Martín Thiel,
Martín Thiel,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Nicole Becerra,
Jessica Howard,
Jessica Howard,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Nicole Becerra,
Jessica Howard,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Daniela Alarcón‐Ruales,
Brendan J. Godley,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Jessica Howard,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Jen Jones,
Ceri Lewis,
Zara L.R. Botterell,
Daniela Honorato‐Zimmer,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Jen Jones,
Jen Jones,
Laura Braunholtz,
Jen Jones,
Jen Jones,
Jen Jones,
Jen Jones,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Jen Jones,
Jen Jones,
Jen Jones,
Martín Thiel,
Martín Thiel,
Ceri Lewis,
Ceri Lewis,
Ceri Lewis,
Sarah E. Nelms
Sarah E. Nelms
Ceri Lewis,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Susana Cardenas-Diaz,
Ceri Lewis,
Martín Thiel,
Sarah E. Nelms
Brendan J. Godley,
Ceri Lewis,
Ceri Lewis,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Ceri Lewis,
Sarah E. Nelms
Sarah E. Nelms
Susana Cardenas-Diaz,
Francisca Ribeiro,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Adam Porter,
Brendan J. Godley,
Diamela De Veer,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Sarah E. Nelms
Francisca Ribeiro,
Francisca Ribeiro,
Diamela De Veer,
Francisca Ribeiro,
Martín Thiel,
Martín Thiel,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Martín Thiel,
Adam Porter,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Martín Thiel,
Gabriela Escobar-Sánchez,
Martín Thiel,
Martín Thiel,
Martín Thiel,
Jeffrey C. Mangel,
María Virginia Gabela-Flores,
Ceri Lewis,
Martín Thiel,
Martín Thiel,
Martín Thiel,
Martín Thiel,
Martín Thiel,
Brendan J. Godley,
Brendan J. Godley,
Brendan J. Godley,
Inty Grønneberg,
Martín Thiel,
Inty Grønneberg,
Joanna Alfaro‐Shigueto,
Jeffrey C. Mangel,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Jessica Howard,
Jessica Howard,
Daniela Honorato‐Zimmer,
Jen Jones,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Jen Jones,
Martín Thiel,
Martín Thiel,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Ceri Lewis,
Jeffrey C. Mangel,
Maximilian Martin,
Maximilian Martin,
Juan Pablo Muñoz Pérez,
Ceri Lewis,
Jeffrey C. Mangel,
Sarah E. Nelms
Tamara S. Galloway,
Brendan J. Godley,
Clara Ortíz-Alvarez,
Adam Porter,
Martín Thiel,
Brendan J. Godley,
Martín Thiel,
Jeffrey C. Mangel,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Brendan J. Godley,
Brendan J. Godley,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Brendan J. Godley,
Brendan J. Godley,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Martín Thiel,
Ceri Lewis,
Sarah E. Nelms
Summary
Researchers assessed plastic pollution across marine protected areas in the Eastern Tropical and South-Eastern Pacific, finding that microplastic contamination transcends MPA boundaries. The study suggests that even expanded conservation zones like the planned Mega MPA may not be sufficient to protect against diffuse threats like plastic pollution without targeted mitigation strategies.
The Eastern Tropical and South-Eastern Pacific region is of global biodiversity importance. At COP26, the governments of Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador committed to the expansion of existing MPAs to create a new Mega MPA, safeguarding the Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor. It offers a profound step forward in conservation efforts but is not specifically designed to protect against the more diffuse anthropogenic threats, such as plastic pollution. We combine published data with our own unpublished records to assess the abundance and distribution of plastic pollution in the region. Macro- and microplastic concentrations varied markedly and were not significantly different when comparing areas inside and outside existing MPA boundaries. These findings highlight the diffuse and complex nature of plastic pollution and its ubiquitous presence across MPA boundaries. Understanding the sources and drivers of plastic pollution in the region is key to developing effective solutions.
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